REFUSAL OF K1 VISA

[IcezMan_IcezLady 582]

Consulate does not matter, controlled by local laws.

I know that but my point was for her not to think that "wedding" is best evidence for marriage. If the consulate denied them visa with the assumption that they are married, they can't use that same stance to deny a CR-1 visa for lack of better evidence to suggest marriage..

I hope you get my point.

[Boiler 45,497]

I do not what constitutes proof of marriage where he is, I doubt they have it.

[Ebunoluwa 6,136]

I know that but my point was for her not to think that "wedding" is best evidence for marriage. If the consulate denied them visa with the assumption that they are married, they can't use that same stance to deny a CR-1 visa for lack of better evidence to suggest marriage..

I hope you get my point.

Unfortunately yes they can and they do. They can be considered too married for a K1 and not married enough for a CR1. That is the absurdity

of the CO's in lots of cases. Their discretionary powers can refuse and return a petition due to speculation and assumptions found to be untrue.

Rather than going through another return OP must make sure the legal local law on marriage has been upheld and submit evidence to prove it.

As it stands now only the OP knows if the "ceremony or traditional celebration" was enough to get it registered or if anything more must be done

before registering with the proper registry.

[REM4ALWAYS 18]

If you did the traditional wedding , make sure you still receive a marriage certificate. My husband and I had an a white wedding and not a traditional one. The pastor signed the certifcate, but we have to get another one fro the AMA. I had to get a letter from the registrar stating that the marriage took place. and another certified copy. I-130 is the petition that if filed for a visa for a relative /spouse. CR-1 is the category of the I-130 for people married less than 2 years. I think the cr stands for "conditional residency".

[Ebunoluwa 6,136]

About the letter to close my refused K1 visa should my fiance attach it to the new spouse visa form and send both together to the uscis office or should send both separate.

Also will there be any special information to be added to the letter to close my K1 visa or I will just state DUE TO THE FACT THAT AM GETTING MARRIED I WISH TO CLOSE MY K1 VISA AND START WIT A SPOUSE VISA APPLICATION.

again we are confused about the type of spouse visa to apply for since we knw Lil about them all..

so with our case which should we choose...K3, I-130, CR-1????

Send with the same petition.

Date/name/DOB/case number/221g if given.

Or have a cup of coffee instead and forget about withdrawing it as I said the new petition will cancel the old one out.

You and your petitioner now need to spend some time researching how to file a spousal visa.

K3 is obsolete, no.

Petitioner files a I-130 which leads to a CR1, they are not different visas.

Just like the I-129 leads to a K1.

Your option is the CR1.

http://www.visajourney.com/content/i130guide1 >>>>>> guides. Disregard the K3 info.

First make sure you are properly married by local law and have the papers to proof it.

If you do not then get married, it does not matter that they think you are already married, follow the local marriage law as Boiler stated.

[NikaMo 39]

Embassy will refuse visa if they didn't follow local law to get married. US embassy strictly follow local law. Otherwise they will refuse or void their petition and they have to refile again with proper procedure. I know a couple personally had to go through this. They just had traditional wedding and also had a child. But just because they didn't know or followed local law, they voided their application the day of the interview. They had to start all over again from the scratch that took another 2 years to complete.

[Ryan H 3,812]

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pls wat is the difference between I-130 visa, K3 visa and CR-1 visa?? and which is best for me as I have been refused a K1 visa on the 17th of March because I have had a traditional wedding (engagement) and the councilor suggested I file for a spouse visa.....I have had advices from members of the group but the problem is am confused don't knw which will best suits my situation ...I have already done the engagement and have applied for license and have been giving 21 days to wait and come wit my family and my fiance and her family to register the marriage but I don't knw which visa application to choose....
should I choose: K3, I-130 or CR-1???

hi

you will be filing the i130 for the spousal visa, CR1 is the category, your spouse will receive the 2 year conditional green card because you will have been married less than 2 years

the k3 is almost obsolete, if you file the i129f for the K3, it will be administratively closed because it lasts the same as the spousal visa

You should get your "husband" to be doing the research since he is the one to do the filing.

He will file for the petition I-130 for Alien Relative...since your marriage will be under 2yrs, it is be in the CR-1 category when you apply for visa .

this process takes about a year, pricier than the K-1 process.

If you did the traditional wedding , make sure you still receive a marriage certificate. My husband and I had an a white wedding and not a traditional one. The pastor signed the certifcate, but we have to get another one fro the AMA. I had to get a letter from the registrar stating that the marriage took place. and another certified copy. I-130 is the petition that if filed for a visa for a relative /spouse. CR-1 is the category of the I-130 for people married less than 2 years. I think the cr stands for "conditional residency".

[Tiff&Babs 62]

Mohammed&lisa, I agree with you as to how a lot of members from Ghana don't write or share their experience here.. When something bad happens, that's when most of the members come here and seek solutions.. Whether approved or denied, let's have the courage to push one another.. A lot can be learnt from the approvals and denials.. Let's stop hiding and come out boldly to share our experiences

Mohammed&lisa, I agree with you as to how a lot of members from Ghana don't write or share their experience here.. When something bad happens, that's when most of the members come here and seek solutions.. Whether approved or denied, let's have the courage to push one another.. A lot can be learnt from the approvals and denials.. Let's stop hiding and come out boldly to share our experiences

Last year some time a person from Ghana posted a question about engagements. I gave information specifically pertaining to the Ghana embassy but that person seemed to value the opinion of people not even petitioning from the same continent over mine. I was so adamant because I didn't want their petition to be denied. I asked this same question on the forum as was given the advice not to even include pictures or mention of anything that remotely looks like an engagement. I specifically told said person what I knew to be true and they refused to believe what I said. According to them they included pictures from their engagement with the evidence that they presented to the CO and was approved. I highly doubt that they did such. After their approval they sent me a "nice" message informing me that I'm not god and that I don't know everything. When it comes down to it people will do what they like. All it takes is a quick search on this website to find answers to questions.

[IcezMan_IcezLady 582]

Last year some time a person from Ghana posted a question about engagements. I gave information specifically pertaining to the Ghana embassy but that person seemed to value the opinion of people not even petitioning from the same continent over mine. I was so adamant because I didn't want their petition to be denied. I asked this same question on the forum as was given the advice not to even include pictures or mention of anything that remotely looks like an engagement. I specifically told said person what I knew to be true and they refused to believe what I said. According to them they included pictures from their engagement with the evidence that they presented to the CO and was approved. I highly doubt that they did such. After their approval they sent me a "nice" message informing me that I'm not god and that I don't know everything. When it comes down to it people will do what they like. All it takes is a quick search on this website to find answers to questions.

That was just unnecessary for the person to do that. Similar thing happened to one lady. She got denied and warned another couple to watch out for some things. Well, the lady decided to threw shades at her in her status msg. She went and got denied.. She should have listened.

I like to be warned and be over-prepared than to show up there like a walk in the park.

[Caykay1 71]

on the 17th of March my K1 visa application was denied the only reason the consoler gave me was that she can't grant me the k1 fiance visa because my fiance and I have had traditional wedding (engagement) and for that reason we don't qualify for k1 visa.....wat do we do nw???

AM IN ACCRA ...GHANA...WEST AFRICA

Yes now the refuse k1 for any type of meeting the two family as marriage. Trust me including "knocking." I had a friend being refused because the type families have met. I wish you knew earlier so you would have gone straight if IR/CR without wasting your time on K1

[chris_trina 22]

I have notice many of the people here in the Ghana Portal being denied. Do you think we were ill prepared or do you think it was up to the CO. I think many times they only have a few visa to issue for each country. Ghana has so many people trying to come to America I think many of us getting denied due those reason. I have seen some getting approve due to having children also. And if you look at some of the approval are mostly men petitioning their spouses. With this embassy you must be very prepared cause they are not bulging. So if you did the traditional, listen to the people here in the forum. Get married since you already have presented your evidence of the engagement. Make sure you stay in Ghana 21 days so you marriage can be relevant. I wished many times i would have listen to lady that said this to us before my husband and I married. Trust me the CO knows Ghana law!!

[Boiler 45,497]

I have notice many of the people here in the Ghana Portal being denied. Do you think we were ill prepared or do you think it was up to the CO. I think many times they only have a few visa to issue for each country. Ghana has so many people trying to come to America I think many of us getting denied due those reason. I have seen some getting approve due to having children also. And if you look at some of the approval are mostly men petitioning their spouses. With this embassy you must be very prepared cause they are not bulging. So if you did the traditional, listen to the people here in the forum. Get married since you already have presented your evidence of the engagement. Make sure you stay in Ghana 21 days so you marriage can be relevant. I wished many times i would have listen to lady that said this to us before my husband and I married. Trust me the CO knows Ghana law!!

Some visa categories are numerically limited.

Just an observation and I have no statistics to back it up, but there seems to be a high percentage of non traditional relationships.

[chris_trina 22]

That's true there are more women requesting men that are not older than they are plus the guys are not working so I think this is real big red flag